Also planning on a new alpine buckling

**mygoat** · #1 03/03/11, 10:08 AM

Original plan for this year was to keep a buckling out of one of my does, to use as a backup buck as I hope to AI my does this fall.

However, I just found a herd in OH - not too far, either - that has a closed herd tested for CL, CAE, and Johne's.

They have two french alpine bucklings currently on the ground out of what they claim is their best doe. Pedigrees are nice, udder pictures look decent. He's being dam raised currently but if I pick him up this weekend it shouldn't be trouble to get him on the bottle, IMO. He was born on the 2nd, so he'd only be 4 days old.

If I get him, it will be this Sunday. I have an advising appointment at MSU on friday, rabbit show on Saturday, and maybe getting that buckling this sunday... Hectic weekend!

Looks like it will be a boy-buying year. I also still plan on buying a fullblood boer buckling out of a tested herd also here in MI. They just haven't been born yet.

TNnative · #2 03/03/11, 11:17 AM

You will be posting pictures, right?

Congrats on the new baby.

**mygoat** · #3 03/03/11, 11:19 AM

Of course! I know the rules of the forum. No pictures means it didn't happen.

Oat Bucket Farm · #4 03/03/11, 12:27 PM

Congrats! I can't wait to see pics!

Backfourty,MI. · #5 03/03/11, 04:39 PM

Congratulations, Can't wait to see his picture. Love the airplane ears on the alpines.

LoneStrChic23 · #6 03/03/11, 08:39 PM

Awesome!!

I bet the bottle won't be hard. My bottle buck got 2 bottles a day, but stayed with his dam. The last 2 weeks before I got him, no bottles did to a hectic schedule and you had to force the bottle on him. Switched him to the pritchard nipple and after fighting at 2 feedings he got it all figured our and is an old pro

What color is the boy that your considering? Can't wait to see pictures!

**mygoat** · #7 03/03/11, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStrChic23

Awesome!!

I bet the bottle won't be hard. My bottle buck got 2 bottles a day, but stayed with his dam. The last 2 weeks before I got him, no bottles did to a hectic schedule and you had to force the bottle on him. Switched him to the pritchard nipple and after fighting at 2 feedings he got it all figured our and is an old pro

What color is the boy that your considering? Can't wait to see pictures!

They look to be dark chamoise with cream and black trim, and the other is a cou clair. I gotta look past the color to get a good buck... It helps that I like BOTH colors.